I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Thump!

Wabert, who was almost unconscious, fell from the sky and smashed a deep crater in the palace grounds.

As he struggled to his feet, he saw the last resisting soldier nearby, whose carotid artery had been bitten open by a zombie soldier wearing the same equipment, and he collapsed in agony.

"At least...Ina escaped!"

There is a teleportation array in the kingdom's secret passage.

Using the teleportation array, Princess Ina and her entourage can be transported to other cities.

In this way, they can avoid this once-in-hundred-years calamity of the dead.

Of course, the king himself thought so too.

But the king never expected that there was a spy among the people escorting him!

......

Let's go back to the time when the outer city was occupied by the undead.

Anno's shadow [mimicked] took the form of a soldier who retreated to the inner city kingdom and infiltrated the royal guard, following Wabert to assassinate the king.

But when the shadow saw the king about to enter the secret passage, it changed its mind.

Now, to take action, we still need to fight Wabert.

But once inside the secret passage, no matter how much the king screamed, no one could save him.

So the shadow followed the king into the secret passage.

Before the king could take two steps, he discovered that all his guards had been eliminated.

When Wabert finally fell to the front of the palace, he turned around and saw the king being escorted out by Shadow Anno, along with a group of queens, princes, and princesses.

"How could that be?"

Wabert suddenly became excited.

He was prepared to do everything in his power to buy the king... no, to buy Ina time to escape.

I never imagined that everything I did would be in vain.

ta ta ta ......

A series of light footsteps sounded, immediately drawing the attention of everyone present in the gradually quieting environment.

Wabert, staggering, turned around and saw a knight in full green armor walking slowly towards him.

Behind him followed a group of 'people' exuding the aura of the ninth rank.

Upon seeing the enemy's formation, Wabert lost all thought of resistance.

"You are the king of the Kingdom of Kajing?"

Anno ignored Wabert, walked up to King Kajing, and looked at the middle-aged man before him, asking, "Is this your country's strongest fighting force?"

Although Anno didn't point at Wabert, King Kajin knew that Anno was talking about Wabert.

King Kajing was extremely nervous at this moment.

In the face of the undead calamity, there is virtually no possibility of negotiation.

The overwhelming horde of the dead will wipe out all the living.

However, the knight who appeared to be the leader of the Undead was followed by demons and other races.

They're not all undead; there might be a possibility of negotiation.

Thinking of this, King Kajing mustered his courage and said, "Our country has an even stronger ninth-tier being, but he is currently engaged in a foreign war."

The undead army has now captured the capital. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask…

Whoosh!

Before he could finish speaking, a sword flashed past.

King Kajing's head flew high into the air and rolled down among the queens and princesses, causing a burst of cries.

"A foreign war? That's really unfortunate!"

Anno knew without a doubt that it was in Angromros.

He sheathed the demon sword and waved his hand.

"kill!"

Seeing this, Liz pointed at Wabert and gave the order on behalf of Anno.

Pfft!

The ninth-tier powerhouse of the Kingdom of Kajing died in the palace along with his king.

"Master, what should we do with these people?"

The lich looked at the huddled royal family, their faces filled with terror, and awaited Anno's command.

After having his men extract everyone's identities, Anno calmly said, "Leave the young prince and the eldest princess here; kill the rest!"

"yes!"

The lich immediately nodded in agreement and walked towards the crowd.

Anno's instructions were not kept from the royal family members, so they already know what will happen to them.

The eldest prince glanced at his younger brother, who was younger than him, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

He drew a dagger from his waist and, to the astonishment of the royal family, stabbed the ten-year-old second prince in the back of the heart.

"Brother... why... did you want to kill me?"

The second prince collapsed to the ground, filled with pain and confusion.

The eldest prince gritted his teeth, then glared at his sister and mother who had distanced themselves from him, before kneeling down in Anno's direction and saying:

"My lord, if you are to leave a member of the royal family to rule this country for you, I am more suitable than my brother!"

He's too young to understand.

But I'm different; I will dedicate the rest of my life to serving you!

As he spoke, the eldest prince kowtowed deeply to Anuo.

But that's not what the eldest prince really thought.

He only wanted to stabilize the enemy in front of him for now, and then go to ask for help after the teleportation array in the city, which had been destroyed by the high-level undead, was repaired.

When the divine messenger arrived, the person in front of him was annihilated with a wave of his hand.

In his mind, the divine messenger who conveyed the commands of the gods on earth was the most powerful person in the world.

"Oh?"

Anno looked at the eldest prince with some surprise.

He kept a prince only because he thought the little prince was too young and easy to brainwash.

At the same time, a senior princess was left to assist the junior prince until the latter was able to govern the country.

But now that the little prince has been killed, it seems that only the eldest prince remains as a choice.

but......

"The person I wanted to keep was killed by you."

"You dare disobey my orders, how can I use you?"

Upon hearing Anno's words, the eldest prince, who was lying on the ground, was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

Before he could even get up to explain, the lich raised his hand and unleashed a [Heart Burst], instantly killing him.

"Tsk, they're both dead!"

Anno shook his head.

He caused such a commotion that he will definitely be hunted down by the powerful figures in this world afterward.

Therefore, Anno cannot directly control the Kingdom of Card Crystal.

However, indirectly controlling the ruler requires a puppet.

Anno's gaze then turned to the remaining members of the royal family.

The dozen or so women were crying and trembling, including the eldest princess who had been left behind by Anuo.

Only the girl standing at the very front, with a resolute face, maintained her composure despite the fear in her eyes.

"Perhaps, the Kingdom of Kajing will welcome its first queen!"

Anno pointed to the girl he had chosen and ordered again, "Apart from this one, we don't need the others!"

"what!"

Screams rang out one after another.

The girl's gorgeous dress was stained red with the blood of her sisters and mother.

Amidst the corpses strewn across the ground, the girl's petite body appeared so fragile, like a small boat adrift on the waves.

"Plunder the wealth, then call it a day!"

Following Anno's command, all the summoned creatures around rushed into the palace and began to bring out all the valuables.

Anno walked to the king's head, removed the crown, and went to the only surviving royal girl.

Ta-da-ta-da...

As Anno approached, the girl's teeth began to chatter and make a knocking sound.

But she didn't dare to move at all.

Anno placed the rather large crown on the girl's head, then brushed past her.

A puppet doesn't necessarily have to obey commands.

Leave behind a royal family so she can take over this ruined kingdom.

It's better than the country having to "elect" a capable person to succeed the kingdom.

Moreover, this princess has some courage, so she shouldn't be overthrown after taking over the kingdom.

However, with her current power, it's unlikely that she can develop the Kingdom of Card Crystal—the capital has been destroyed by Anno, she has neither manpower nor money, and all she has left is her royal status.

As long as the Kingdom of Card Crystal fails to develop.

This country's mineral veins are Anno's mineral veins!

As for other countries occupying the Kingdom of Card Crystal?

Anno won't give them that chance.

"Master, all the valuables in the palace have been moved out."

Liz pointed to the treasure chests, magical equipment, various jewels, and ores piled up on an open ground, and said to Anno with a happy expression, "We've struck it rich! The treasures we looted from the palace alone are conservatively estimated to be worth a billion gold coins!"